The giant bruise near the left incision continues to get noticeably better, which is reassuring.
The left incision area, however, is still a little swollen and tender. I've been taking ibuprofen just to help with the inflammation, and I keep wondering when I should stop.
I've noticed "new" bruising below my bellybutton. It's not really new because my doctor saw the area was bruised at my incision check appointment, but at the time I couldn't really see it. Now it's in the stage where, as it gets better, the color has spread and changed to light purple, green, and yellow.
The pubic bruise is still kind of a mystery to me. It hasn't changed very noticeably; maybe it looks lighter and less defined? It still doesn't hurt or feel swollen to me.
I can walk almost normally now, but it still helps to support my left incision when going up and down stairs, and if I'm trying to walk at a completely normal pace. I've resumed most of my usual household activities (except daily cooking), but I also feel I need to properly rest after exerting myself. It's not clear to me if I should still be icing the swollen and bruised areas, but I'll do it every now and then when I'm in rest mode.
Incidentally, I'm getting hot flashes again. It's an interesting observation, suggesting that my body really did have a not insignificant amount of estrogen, so that removing that amount clearly made a difference.
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